Another country suggested tightening sanctions against Belarus: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudou said that it is already looking for ways to impose more restrictions on local authorities. Reports about it Reuters.
He also commented on the detention of the creator of the Telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich and called the behavior of the Belarusian authorities outrageous and unacceptable.
The fact that the summit of the European Union (EU) decided to expand economic sanctions against Belarus, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was previously told. The blacklist will include new faces and organizations.
In addition, on May 25, the EU decided to ban Belarusian airlines to use the airspace of European countries and flights to the airports of EU countries.
This happened after on May 23, the Ryanair airline plane, which followed the Athens – Vilnius route, made an emergency landing in Minsk after mining reports. Being on board Protasevich was detained. The head of international diplomacy of the European Union Jozep Borrel demanded an international investigation of an incident with a forced landing of an aircraft.